Door-fastener.



WILLIAM MOORE, OF ARMOUR, SOUTH DAKOTA.

DOOR-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30, 1907.

Application filed January 14,1907. Serial No. 352,200.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM MOORE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Armour, in the county of Douglas and State of South Dakota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Fasteners; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to mechanism for fastening the doors of railroadcars and other similar doors 5 and it consists in the novel constructionand combination of the parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure I is a front View of a door provided withfasteners according to this invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectiontaken on the line .t-x in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken on theline y-y in Fig. l.

A is a frame or support such as the side of a railroad car, providedwith an opening B. O is a door for closing the said opening B.

D are two vertical guide bars which are secured to the frame A, andwhich form a part of the said frame. The door O is slidable verticallybetween these two guide bars.

E are two hinged guide and fastening plates which are pivoted by pins dto the said bars D or to any other convenient part of the supportingframe. These bars or plates E overlap the edges of the door and retainthe door in position. I

F are wedge-shaped projections which project from the plates E on theopposite sides of their pivot pins from the main portions oi the plates.

Gr are locking "rods having locking blocks g secured upon them. Theselocking blocks g are wedge-shaped and they are arranged with theirpoints downward. The projections F are arranged with their pointsupward, and when the blocks g are pushed down so that they bear againstthe projections F, as shown to the left hand in Fig. l, the plate cannotturn upon its pivots but is pressed forcibly against the door so thatthe said door is clamped to the frame.

The locking rods G are slidable in guides h of any approved form whichproject from the frame, and the said locking rods may be provided withany approved form of seal or pad-lock to prevent them from beingmisused.

When the locking rods are raised slightly so as to relieve the door fromthe pressure of the plates E, the said door can be slid vertically, andit can be held in any desired position.

The door G is shown as being a solid plate, but it may be formed oftransparent material, as the fastening mechanism is equally applicableto doors and windows although more particularly intended for use inconnection with car doors.

When the locking blocks are raised to the positions as shown to theright hand in Fig. l, the plate E may be turned upon its pivots, andwhen both plates are turned upon their pivots the door can be removedaltogether. l

What I claim is:

The combination, with a car side provided with an opening and verticalguide-bars at the sides of the said opening, of two guide and fasteningplates provided with pivots at their upper and lower parts which connectthem to the said guide-bars and having` also series of projectionsarranged between the said pivots, a door normally slidable between thesaid guide bars and plates, slidable rods provided With series oflocking-blocks which engage with the said series of projections andpress the said plates against the said car door, and guides for the saidrods to slide in.

ln testimony whereof I have al'lixed my signature in the presence or'two witnesses.

, WILLIAM MOORE.

Witnesses CIIAs. T. KITE,

F. G. HOFFMAN.

